Nightwing

Nightwing
Biographical Information
Other names	Robin (formerly) Nightbutt (by Harley Quinn) Himbo (by Renee Montoya)
Occupation	Detective Vigilante
Base of Operations	Gotham City Belfry
Affiliations	Bat Family
Physical Description
Sex	Male
Hair	Black
Eyes	Blue
Story Information
Status	Alive
Voice Actor	Christopher Sean

"Gotham gave me everything. It deserves to feel safe."
— Nightwing

Richard "Dick" Grayson, known by his alias Nightwing, and formerly known by his first alias Robin, is a member of the Bat Family. He is also the adopted son of multi-billionaire, Bruce Wayne.

Profile

Dick Grayson is a natural leader, an optimist, and the most charismatic of the Bat Family. He grew up in an unorthodox but loving circus family, so he values close personal bonds. Dick believes that, for the fight to be worth it, there must be something real to fight for; and that something has always been other people. He was Batman's first protégé before becoming a hero in his own right.

Dick boasts about his mastery in acrobatics and is an expert at taking down enemies with his signature dual escrima sticks.

Biography

Before Gotham Knights

Dick's biological parents were circus acrobats known as "The Flying Graysons", with this, Dick was a skilled acrobat from a young age. When Dick was a child, his parents were performing, when the trapeze from which they were swinging snapped, killing the two and leaving Dick as an orphan. After his parents' death, Bruce took him in, and trained him to be first Robin.

When he got older, Dick decided to go solo when fighting crime; he took the alias Nightwing and decided to go to Blüdhaven. He and Bruce fought and Dick left. Later, he returned to Gotham City and reconciled with Bruce.

He began a romantic relationship with Barbara Gordon. Though they dated for some time, they broke up for unknown reasons. They remained on good terms and were able to maintain both a friendship and professional relationship.

At some point, he met the Teen Titans and became friends with them.

During Gotham Knights

During the events of Gotham Knights, Dick is shown struggling with his new leadership role in Bruce's absence. He is determined to become a leader like his father, but he proves to lack the skills. It is not until Alfred tells him he needs to be a leader he can be, a leader only Nightwing can be, that his confidence improves and he becomes the leader of the Batman Family. Not as a carbon copy of Bruce, but as Dick.

At the same time, Dick searches for ways to connect with Jason, the only member of the family that shows some reservation towards Dick. Jason responds negatively towards Dick's attempts to get close, because he feels Dick is trying too hard. Once Dick approaches him much more relaxed and closer to who he is as a person, Jason accepts Dick's advancements and even starts to reciprocate some affection. This further drives home Alfred's point that Dick pretending to be someone he's not because he believes that is what others want from him, only causes more distance to grow between him and his team.

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Appearance

Dick is a tall young man with a well built, black hair and blue eyes. Although Dick is the oldest of the knights, he's the second tallest of them, being only smaller than Jason.

Gameplay

Nightwing's fighting style is acrobatic as he flips and moves around the fighting area hitting one villain after another. Many of his evasions and finishers include athletic flips and tumbles only a Flying Grayson could perform.

Equipment

Suit

• Cowl: Nightwing's mask comes with augmented reality vision that he can use to investigate crimes and solve puzzles.

Melee

• Escrima Sticks: Nightwing is armed with his signature electrified escrima sticks. Nightwing's default attacks mix in acrobatic punches and kicks with barrages of combos from his escrima sticks.

Ranged

• Wrist Darts: Nightwing can fire wrist darts from an OTS third-person perspective.

Travel

• Flying Trapeeze: Nightwing is equipped with a glider that he can grab onto and drift across Gotham.
• Fast Bat: Nightwing's fast-travel mechanic allows him to travel across Gotham by flying using the Fast Bat.

Abilities

• Elemental Shockwave: Interrupts enemy armored attacks and deals elemental status effects.

Relationships

Allies

• Watch
  • Madame Palomares
  • Charlotte
  • David
  • Oscar
• Bat Family
  • Alfred Pennyworth
  • Batman (formerly; deceased)
  • Batgirl
  • Red Hood
  • Robin
• Clark Kent / Superman
• FoxTeca
  • Lucius Fox
  • Luke Fox
• James Gordon (formerly; deceased)
• Lois Lane
• Renee Montoya
• Titans
  • Kory / Starfire
  • Cyborg

Enemies

• Clayface
• Court of Owls
  • Voice of the Court
  • Talons
• Harley Quinn
• Mr. Freeze
  • Regulators
• Penguin

Gallery

Images

Knight Ops Skin Concept

Videos

Gotham Knights - Official Nightwing Character Trailer

Gotham Knights - Official Nightwing and Red Hood Gameplay Demo

Gotham Knights- Harley Quinn Boss Fight Gameplay - IGN First

Gotham Knights - Official Gameplay Launch Trailer - DC

Trivia

• In the comics, Nightwing took over as Batman following his death, and took on Damian Wayne, the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul, as his Robin. Damian Wayne is absent in this game, however, and Nightwing never becomes Batman.
• There are several hints in Gotham Knights that imply Dick is bisexual. This is different than Tim Drake's bisexuality, which is explicitly confirmed, whereas it is only implied Dick is bisexual.
  • The first indication comes in the form of an email between him and Barbara, where she reprimands Dick for not taking his role as Bruce's heir seriously and flirting with a reporter during an interview. The reporter is later on in the same email revealed to have been a man.
  • Dick owns a special Blüdhaven mug that he drinks from during a side story scene with Alfred. The colors of the bi flag are present on the mug.
  • An email between Barbara and Jason reveals Tim and Dick are going to a Gotham Pride parade together as Robin and Nightwing. Barbara and Jason agree that it is important for them to join the two men to show their support.